Spiritual Gifts - Bible Baptist Church

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Measurement is Jesus Christ. Ephesians 4:13. Hence the unity. Use the word standard for measurement and that’s the idea. Be humble because you’re not the standard. Be unified because, again, you’re not the standard.

Misconception about this gifting is that one person is locked into one gift. The reality is that a Christian may exhibit all of these gifts depending on what time they are in life. Depending on their circumstances in life. Example of our giving from bi-vocational pastor to pastor and giving.

There are seven gracious gifts listed here. In the OT Israelites would bring their gifts to the tabernacle and to the altar.

Prophecy

1 Corinthians 13:2 understand all mysteries and all knowledge
1 Corinthians 14:1-3 it is a speaking gift that edifies the flock.
according to the proportion of faith – It means don’t preach above what you’re able to.

Ministry

Help as the first time the word shows up in the Bible in Exodus 24:13
Service, wait as in waiting tables
you’ll find deacons had this gift – Acts 6:1 … daily ministration (ministry)
“support staff”, when a burden began to encroach on the apostles in Jerusalem so that they could not do the work God called them to, these ministers provided the support so the apostles could do what they were called to do. In that way it was a gift that was largely logistical, but the men had to be spiritually qualified for the job (Acts 6:3)

Teaching

Ability to take a principal or a truth and deconstruct it, then reconstruct it, and pass all of that on to someone else (1 Timothy 1:3).
When you buy a desk at Wal Mart it comes with something called instructions. That is the teacher taking a deconstructed object, identifying the pieces, where they go, how they fit together, and constructing a useful object.
Now, apply that to people. Exodus 18:20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
Paul said he was a preacher, apostle, and teacher of the Gentiles in 1 and 2 Timothy.

Exhortation

Moving someone to make a decision.
Luke 3:18 John the baptist exhortation means getting someone to make a decision and change their course of action.

Giving

Simplicity means to give without expectation or ulterior motives.
To give to be a blessing.

Ruling

with diligence
Proverbs 12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Diligent is a careful accounting of something. The gift of ruling is someone who carefully accounts for your soul – Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Opposite of diligent is negligent.

Mercy

with cheerfulness
grace to be merciful without being bitter against them